D4vd is on the middle of a disturbing investigation after the physique of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found inside his Tesla. The automobile, registered underneath the singer’s authorized identify David Burke, was towed to a Hollywood lot in early September. On September 8, employees observed a foul scent and opened the trunk, the place they discovered {the teenager}’s stays.

Speaking with People, LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams confirmed the small print. “We know for sure that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and someone placed her body in the front trunk area of David Burke’s Tesla,” he stated. Williams famous that the car had been parked in the identical spot for weeks earlier than it was eliminated, including, “It is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered.” He additionally defined that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not decided a trigger or method of dying, which implies police can not but say “if anyone has any criminal culpability for her death beyond the concealment of her dead body.”

The Los Angeles Times reported that the Tesla was first flagged by parking enforcement on August twenty seventh, when an officer marked the automobile within the Hollywood Hills. By September third, the automobile was cited for staying previous the 72-hour restrict. Two days later, it was towed. Investigators have since executed a search warrant at a close-by residence however haven’t disclosed what was collected.

Legal consultants stress that the post-mortem findings will information the subsequent steps. “First, they need to figure out if it’s a homicide or not, and the autopsy report will help give them that. Then they have to figure out the who and the how in order to bring charges,” defined ABC News contributor Brian Buckmire.

Hernandez, from Lake Elsinore, had been reported lacking a number of instances earlier this yr. Her household acquired her physique final week and can maintain a memorial service on Saturday.